Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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